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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1967

Page

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Wortham to appeal three year Soviet jail term in Moscow

Former US Army lieutenant Ray Wortham from North Little Rock Arkansas will appeal his three year labor camp sentence before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on March 11. He has lived at the US embassy in Moscow since bail of 22222 dollars was posted in January after his arrest with Craddock M. Gilmour Jr. in October while attempting to cross into Finland. Gilmour was fined 1.11 and returned to the United States.

Bvel Ray Wortham Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Moscow North Little Rock Ark Wortham U.S Craddock M. Gilmour Jr Salt Lake City Utah Finland Soviet Union Gilmour United States

New Military Drive Aims To End War In Viet Nam

President Johnson defends new military actions against North Vietnam as essential to protect the United States and free world while pursuing peace. He rejects claims the bombing harms diplomacy, saying it targets infiltration and is not intended to halt all peace efforts. He cites Truman’s buck stops here remark as White House accountability.

Viet North Vietnam Min Lan Hanoi Johnson Jing North United States Harry’ ‘Truman White House Free World Crites South Vietnam

Fourth Marine Receives Medal of Honor in Vietnam War

Washington reports Capt Harvey G Barnum of Company H 4th Marines is awarded the Medal of Honor for a December action 30 miles south of Da Nang. Amid heavy machine gun and mortar fire, Barnum removed a dead radio operator, strapped the radio to his back, and led a counter-attack as Marines faced Viet Cong forces during a pivotal rescue effort.

Washington UPI 4Th Marines Am- Marine Barnum Harvey G Barmie Barnum Jy Company Hourshire Conn Navy Paul N. Nitze Jen

Cong Rockets Blast Base Die 12 Yanks In Vietnam Attack

A mortar and shelling attack on Da Nang area base killed 35 villagers and wounded 15 as 12 to 21 rounds hit the site. U S spokesmen said 30 Americans and 15 natives were among those wounded. Military officials announced new U S war measures including mining coastal rivers and expanding target lists in North Vietnam.

U.S Ap Do da Nang James B. Randels US5 Canberra Noth Viet Nam Blue Ridge Dmz Kratka Ridge San Bernardito North Vietnam

Supreme Court rejects draft law challenge in landmark ruling

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the draft law, leaving penalties under the law intact. Plaintiffs Howard Katz and David Baumann, both in Army service in Korea, sought to block enforcement arguing constitutional rights were violated. Defendants include President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara. The decision comes amid other court actions and unrelated notes on a FCC ruling, railroad consolidations, and weather events.

Washington Itt Dover Feale Ee Igs Supreme Court Enor Howard Katz David A. Bau Femann Korea Katz Baumann U.S. District Court New York City U. S President Johnson Robert S. McNamara Lewis B. Hershey Selective Service Federal Communications Commission American Telephone & Telegraph Co Telnak Thelieisbanr Pacific Texas & Pacifics Southern California Peerte i Fe Tan Burt Sierra Nevadas

Airmen Land Declares Vietnam Bombing Restrictions Lifted

Saigon The White House lifts the ban on U S Navy planes bombing Communist missile sites in Vietnam. US pilots, frustrated by prior limits to air strikes on SAM sites, express elation as new freedom expands targets. Buck Lanier reports on naval bombardments in the Gulf of Tonkin and upcoming actions by Long Beach flotilla 3 with 5 inch 6 inch and 8 inch naval guns.

Saigon White House Vietnam Press-Telegram North Vietnam N, Viet U.S. Navy Gulf of Tonkin 7Th Fleet Canberra Long Beach Long Beach's Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla

Seven_indicted_over Haiti invasion plot from Florida camp

A federal grand jury indicted seven individuals including Cuban senator Rolando Masferrer Rojas and exiled Haitians for conspiring to transport arms and a military expedition from the United States to Haiti. The defendants, based in Miami and elsewhere, allegedly planned to launch the operation from a secluded Florida island to attack Haiti. The group included U.S. citizens and Haitian and Cuban nationals. The maximum penalty on conviction is five years in prison and $10,000 fines.

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Hanoi Claims U S Warship Sunk by North Vietnam Guns

North Vietnamese forces allegedly sank a U S warship off Thanh Hoa Province on February 26 after shelling coastal targets. The ship was said to have entered North Vietnamese waters at 5 30 p m and retaliated against civilian homes before catching fire. Washington deny sank any U S warships.

North Vietnan Hanoi North Vietnam U.S. 7Th Fleet Thanh Hoal Nam Ha Tokyo UPI Thanh Hoa Washington Pentagon

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